Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) Minister of Railways, Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw has highlighted the vision of a New India with its transformative rail initiatives and sustainable infrastructure growth in his meetings with global industry leaders at the World Economic Forum 2025.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India's rapid digital transformation is propelling the nation toward Viksit Bharat ambition and by leveraging strategic investments in frontier technologies including AI, alongside the power of a skilled and agile workforce, India is setting new benchmarks in the global digital economy, a report said on Wednesday.
Mumbai Jan 22 (IANS) Shipping industry experts see immense scope for India emerging as a Blue Economy as the country occupies an important position in the global maritime industry with a coastline spanning 7517 kilometres that is home to 12 major ports and around 200 non-major ports handling around 1550 million tons of cargo per year. Besides, the country has 2 million square kilometres of rich and varied resources in its exclusive economic zones.
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Indian stock market witnessed a roller-coaster ride on Wednesday, as benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back strongly in the latter half of the day after uncertainties over impending US trade tariff eased.
Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) Five industrial clusters from India, which includes the Mundra cluster in Gujarat, have joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ‘Transitioning Industrial Clusters’ initiative, among 13 new members, to accelerate the deployment of clean-energy infrastructure at scale worldwide, it was announced here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Centre has approved an increase of Rs 315 per quintal in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of raw jute for the marketing season of 2025-26.
Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) India's strategic advantage in Global Capability Centres (GCCs) was highlighted at a session organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry as part of the brainstorming at the WEF meet here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The $500 billion Stargate Project, a brainchild of OpenAI, Softbank, Oracle and others – presents a golden opportunity for India, to accelerate its AI ambitions by deepening partnerships with the US, industry experts said on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Wednesday announced a net addition of 14.63 lakh members in November 2024, which represents an increase of 9.07 per cent over the corresponding figure for October.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Centre has prepared plans to go for increased buying of pulses in the current Rabi season to ensure that farmers get remunerative prices for their crops and step up cultivation of pulses to reduce dependence on imports.
